Masters Of Science In Health Psychology Course Descriptions

Masters of Science In Health Psychology Course Descriptions

Course Descriptions

PSYC 715 Multicultural Frameworks in Preventive Health
This course focuses on the sociocultural, situational, and environmental aspects of health. Students will learn various cultural frameworks applicable to health psychology.

PSYC 720 Psychology of Health Intervention
This course focuses on theories and methods used in the assessment and intervention of health conditions, including practice in administering assessment, interpreting results and writing evaluation reports.

PSYC 725 Applied Neuropsychology and Neuropsychological Assessment
This course examines the effects of human brain diseases, injury, and both normal and abnormal developmental conditions on mental/cognitive processes. Coverage will include neuro-assessment techniques, treatments, and rehabilitation.


PSYC 730 Applied Cognitive Neuroscience
This course will examine the neuroscientific bases for cognition and higher mental functions. Topics will include memory, attention, spatial and visual functions, language, decision making, and the application of cognitive neuroscience methods to real world situations.

PSYC 735 Psychopharmacology
This course takes an interdisciplinary approach in exploring the psychological, physiological, pharmacological, and cellular properties of substances acting within the nervous system. Coverage includes drug use, abuse, screening, and regulation as well as drug treatment of psychopathology.

PSYC 740 Program Development and Evaluation
This course presents methods for the identification of population-based needs for health intervention, development of programs to meet those needs, and evaluation of the effectiveness of these health interventions. The course integrates several knowledge and skill areas including: research methods, epidemiology, biostatistics, proposal writing, budget planning, project management, and program evaluation.

PSYC 745 Health Promotion and Wellness across the Lifespan
This course is an introduction for students to the essential factors that promote or challenge the development of personal health and healthy lifestyles, including nutrition, physical fitness, stress management, mental and emotional health, sexuality and relationships, violence and injury, and substance abuse.

PSYC 750 Data Analytics for Behavioral Sciences
This course covers quantitative and qualitative data analysis and interpretation related to health psychology. Topics include ANOVA, multiple regression, path and factor analyses, and mixed methods analyses.

PSYC 755 Community Health
This course will provide a comprehensive overview of principles and theoretical perspectives on the determinants of community health. Using a biopsychosocial perspective, we will examine biological influences, psychological, social, and policy determinants of community health.

PSYC 760 Health and Aging
This course will focus on how physical health affects and is affected by psychological processes in late life. A biopsychosocial approach will examine leading theories of aging and their application to specific topics relevant to health of older adults. Students will have a grasp of the role that aging plays in the mind-body dynamic, and how changing psychological processes affect older persons’ health behaviors.

PSYC 765 Research Methods for Behavioral Sciences
This course gives a broad coverage of research methodologies, quantitative and qualitative mix methods and interpretation related to health psychology. Topics include health research strategies and design, sampling, hypothesis testing, ethics, and APA writing.

PSYC770 Qualitative Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences
This course covers a variety of qualitative data analytics and mixed methods techniques related to health psychology.

PSYC 785 Special Topics in Health Psychology
Courses will be offered in specialized areas of health psychology.

PSYC 798 Practicum
This course is intended provide students with the opportunity to apply professional competencies by participating in a health psychology field experience. Additionally, a weekly seminar class will be required to discuss workplace issues, professional practices, career exploration, and practicum related non-thesis capstone projects.

PSYC 797 Thesis
This course will offer students the opportunity to work on a comprehensive, individual research project that demonstrates mastery of health psychology under the supervision of their research mentor.